----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia L. (Ginny) Keefer in LasVegas" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 1:29 AM Subject: [LCT] Re: Fannie Thomas reply Ancestry.com [email protected] June 2004 Not my line and I have not proved this material other than census data found. James A. Simms b Jan 1850(DOB--Aug, 1843--PROVEN FACT)) Georgia(Birthplace--Alabama) married Sarah Cassena Swinford b 31 Dec 1846 TN, d 7 Jan 1918. [Dau. of John Swinford and Irena Abbott md license taken out 28 Jan 1864 Lin Co TN. Children; Fannie A. m. John Bridges William Marion b 1866 TN (m. Mollie Baker (my line) Minerva A. b 1868 (m. John Ratley) Mary E. b 1872 (m. Mcphearson) Joseph S. b 27 May, 1877 LCT (m. Copeland) ** Granville Levi born Oct 1877 TN (m. Fannie Thomas) Edward Matt b Jan 1882 LCT (m. Athie Holman) Albert b Sept 1887 (m. Mattie Vaughn) Andrew John Swinford died 1892, married 14 July,1840 LCT to Irena Abbott applied for mar lic 14 July 1840 LCT per census book by Mrs. Lewter. familysearch.org has children listed as; * Sarah Cassena b 1 Jan 1847 LCT, d 7 Jan 1918 James Monroe(Dan) b 1846 LCT, d 15 Mar 1913 Henry William b Jan 1850 LCT, d 24 June 1916 Benjamin Franklin b 1858 LCT, d 15 Mar 1926. 1880 Lincoln Co TN Census has them as; John Swinford 34 born SC Irena 29 b TN Elizabeth 8 [all ch b TN] William E. 7 John 5 James 4 Ambrose L. 2 Abner 17 I would trust this list of children from the 1850 census. (*John was married 2 times before Sara so he had abt 20 children) ***** George Thomas b 1845 New Jersey, md Nancy Ann McLemore b 1846 AL. George and Nancy married 8 Aug 1869 Lincoln Co TN. 1880 Census for Lincoln Co TN listed family as so; George self male 35 born NJ. both parents born NJ. farm laborer Nancy A. female wife 34 b AL both parents born AL Mary H. dau. 10 b TN Martha A. dau. 4 b AL John L. son age 3 b TN Briggs J. son 5 months old b TN John McClemore nephew male age 20 b AL, both parents born AL Richard McClemore brother in law male age 45 b AL. both parents born AL. *** I tried to find more of above family but only found Nancy Ann McLemore's parents. Ancestry.com same submitter as at the top of this page.Her parents are listed below. Briggs M. McLemore b 1803 Williamson Co TN, [son of Burwell McLemore and Mary Glover.- Mary Glover was dau. of Jones Glover] Briggs md first with no children I could find. Nancy Williamson married 7 Feb 1814 Williamson Co TN. Briggs md 2nd Mary Stegall born 1812 TN, [dau. of Kelly Stegall] whom he married 18 Sept 1832 Lauderdale Co AL. [Since this marriage was so much later it is safe to assume he had a first family, prob in AL??] Children by Briggs and Mary; Elizabeth McClin B. Burwell Jr. Martha P. Richard M. b 1835 AL ** Nancy Ann b 1846 AL John William b 3 Nov 1847 Limestone Co AL *** Misc. Social Security Death Index: Frances Sims b 24 Jan 1894, died 24 Jan 1994 Manchester, Coffee Co TN SS 402-90-7422 [I think she may be dau. of James A. Swinson.????? Just a guess.] **** Frances [Fannie] Thomas b Jan 1882 Lin Co TN< md Granville Levi Sims b Oct 1877 TN, Md 1903. Children; Ninny B. b 1904 Albert Grady b 1908 Brady b 1911 Ernest b 1914 Lillie Virginia b 6 Mar 1916 Fayetteville, LCT md Mike Edward Cartrell b 31 Mar 1921 Tracy City, Grundy Co TN< died 5 April 1951 Madison Co AL. Hope this opens new doors for you. Maybe others will recognize some of above and share with you. We all know about those brick walls. IF anyone knows of an error or addition to above, PLEASE POST so I do not mislead any researcher of this line. Thanx. .·:*¨¨*:·.~* Ginny *~.·:*¨¨*:·. ==== TNLINCOL Mailing List ==== The best index to Internet Genealogy is Cyndi's list http://www.cyndislist.com/ ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx